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Airtel’s ₹99 Plan price hiked | Airtel vs Jio vs Vi
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Airtel’s ₹99 Plan price hiked | Airtel vs Jio vs Vi
Airtel hikes the prices of its base recharge plan that earlier used to cost ₹99 will now start at ₹155, getting a price hike of 57%. But wait, this isn’t all to it. There’s more, details below.
by Vrushali.S
Updated: 26 Jan, 2023, 13:13 IST
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Airtel’s cheapest recharge plan ₹99 will now cost ₹155, an increase in the tariff plan by 57%. Even after the price hike, the Airtel ₹155 plan is still the cheapest of Airtel for unlimited data and calling. This price hike is applicable in 8 states including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Northeast, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh-West. Earlier it was only tested in Odisha and Haryana. Soon, a much wider rollout is expected.
Airtel had already announced a price hike in November last year, 2022. However, now the telecom company has announced a much wider rollout. As of September 2022, Bharti Airtel's India mobile business had a total of 328 million subscribers, of which 109 million did not use data. Of this bucket, Morgan Stanley estimates roughly "33 to 40 million could be sitting on the minimum recharge plans, with a potential average revenue per user (ARPU) of Rs 95".
With the telecom brands facing mounting stress to increase their ARPU, a price hike was expected from most major telecom operators including Reliance Jio. As per reports, Airtel is expecting its Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) to reach ₹206 by the financial year 2025, introducing at least a 10% hike each year.
Airtel also recently launched its Disney+ Hotstar complimentary subscription to its three more Airtel prepaid plans.
While the Airtel ₹155 plan (the former ₹99 plan) comes with a 24 days validity and 1GB data per day limit, here’s what you get with other telecom operators' plans at the same price.
Here’s a comparison between Airtel's vs Jio vs Vodafone Idea’s ₹155 worth base recharge plan to give you an overview of which telecom operator is currently offering the most value in the same price point.
Comparison between Airtel's vs Jio's vs Vodafone Idea’s base recharge plan | |||
Telecom Operator |
Price |
Benefits |
Validity |
Airtel |
₹155 |
Calling: Unlimited SMS: 300 Data: 1 GB Other Benefits: Free Hellotunes & Wynk Music |
24 Days |
Vodafone Idea |
₹155 |
Calling: Unlimited SMS: 300 Data: 1 GB Other Benefits: None |
24 Days |
Reliance Jio |
₹155 |
Calling: Unlimited SMS: 300 Data: 2 GB Other Benefits: JioTV, Jio Cloud, Jio Security, Jio Cinema |
28 Days |
If you remember, the last time Airtel and Reliance Jio both announced a price hike in their tariff plans was in 2021. That price hike also included this same base plan and the price of the same was increased from ₹79 to ₹99 and now the price of the same base plan is increased to ₹155.
Reliance Jio recently launched its Jio 5G ₹61 Data Recharge plan and announced two new plans, Jio ₹349 and ₹899 plans. The prior comes with a 30 days validity and the latter with a 90 days validity period.
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airtel wanted 200 arpu and already got 190 how much they want now 😒
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If this compulsory recharge value keeps increasing , by 2025 people will stop having multiple sims for family and only one phone will circulate within them .
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39-->49-->79-->99-->155-->? They didn't even make an effort to stop at 129, direct 155.
Let's hope enough people port to bsnl or jio phone, making airtel rollback 99 plan.
Anyone know if jio phone with 2 Years plan for 2k available now?
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Jarvis.-. wrote:300airtel wanted 200 arpu and already got 190 how much they want now 😒
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rr914 wrote:...39-->49-->79-->99-->155-->? They didn't even make an effort to stop at 129, direct 155.
Let's hope enough people port to bsnl or jio phone, making airtel rollback 99 plan.
Anyone know if jio phone with 2 Years plan for 2k available now?
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rr914 wrote:Airtel dont care if 99 guy leaving its network it wants only 'premium' customer, it wants to reduce load on network and increase speed for those 'premium' users39-->49-->79-->99-->155-->? They didn't even make an effort to stop at 129, direct 155.
Let's hope enough people port to bsnl or jio phone, making airtel rollback 99 plan.
Anyone know if jio phone with 2 Years plan for 2k available now?
So many user left airtel but it'll not rollback plans its want to be premium network
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Time to port out of airtel to Bsnl
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Ported one sim to BSNL(UP-W) but it's way poor for Internet ( 3G) , Dwnld is decent(250kbps day,750kbps night ) but upload is 30-80kbps for me .
Worst part is it's instability ,3G shifts to 2G for sometimes 5 mins to 30mins anytime of day,which makes it useless during Online meetings(student).
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Airtel has the absolute worst quality and coverage. Even Vi is better than craptel. Yet, Mittal wants to earn and loot in any way possible without investing much. Smh.
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rr914 wrote:39-->49-->79-->99-->155-->? They didn't even make an effort to stop at 129, direct 155.
Let's hope enough people port to bsnl or jio phone, making airtel rollback 99 plan.
Anyone know if jio phone with 2 Years plan for 2k available now?
It doesn't happen.they are killing bsnl with one hand by succumbed with govt and on other hand they keep increase the tariffs.by the end of 2025, we definitely need 500rs per month to maintain a number.
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Now either people will use airtel as primary sim or not use it... Good way for jio and vi to poach some customers.....
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I was using Jio, Vi and Airtel altogether 6 months ago. Now i have ported to BSNL in Vi and Airtel sims and i am very happy. Using Jio for Net and calling. The other two sims are just for occasional calls or msgs. Basically i want to maintain those two numbers.
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Loaferg wrote:or they will go back to wireless landlines powered by broadband 😜
If this compulsory recharge value keeps increasing , by 2025 people will stop having multiple sims for family and only one phone will circulate within them .
https://www.desidime.com/news/airtel-s-99-plan-price-hiked-airtel-vs-jio-vs-vi?page=1#post_9053308
When did this happen 😲 I recharged with 666₹ plan last week only for 3 months instead of regular 99 this time
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batmanBABA wrote:Don't worry all will make similar plans one way or the other very fast.
Now either people will use airtel as primary sim or not use it... Good way for jio and vi to poach some customers.....
Jio if you want rare outgoing calls, its already the value plan of 155 for 28 days.
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Seinfeld wrote:Don't think vi will be able to do that... They are already giving incoming free... And also 1gb/day for 7 days per month.... U can even send mnp request.... Just via 10 rs recharge.....
Don't worry all will make similar plans one way or the other very fast.
Jio if you want rare outgoing calls, its already the value plan of 155 for 28 days.
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Random 1gb/day for 7 days they do give, but only after the service validity remains expired for some days. This won't work, if one needs a no. to stay active always for incoming calls. random few days no. will keep saying not subscribed to incoming callers
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My point was if one wants to keep a secondary no. always active for incoming calls and SMS Vi is no longer an option.
Only option might be Jio, for incoming , but post 90 days.. there are chances of termination, so its a risk.
batmanBABA wrote:Vi no longer gives incoming free bro after the service validity expiry, both calls and sms gets stopped, I used to get that even a month back (kolkata circle).
Don't think vi will be able to do that... They are already giving incoming free... And also 1gb/day for 7 days per month.... U can even send mnp request.... Just via 10 rs recharge.....
Random 1gb/day for 7 days they do give, but only after the service validity remains expired for some days. This won't work, if one needs a no. to stay active always for incoming calls. random few days no. will keep saying not subscribed to incoming callers
.My point was if one wants to keep a secondary no. always active for incoming calls and SMS Vi is no longer an option.
Only option might be Jio, for incoming , but post 90 days.. there are chances of termination, so its a risk.
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Seinfeld wrote:Its still working in Mumbai and up east circle.. I have sims and they are working fine... 24x7 for incoming....
Vi no longer gives incoming free bro after the service validity expiry, both calls and sms gets stopped, I used to get that even a month back (kolkata circle).
Random 1gb/day for 7 days they do give, but only after the service validity remains expired for some days. This won't work, if one needs a no. to stay active always for incoming calls. random few days no. will keep saying not subscribed to incoming callers
My point was if one wants to keep a secondary no. always active for incoming calls and SMS Vi is no longer an option.
Only option might be Jio, for incoming , but post 90 days.. there are chances of termination, so its a risk.
https://www.desidime.com/news/airtel-s-99-plan-price-hiked-airtel-vs-jio-vs-vi?page=1#post_9055491
rr914 wrote:39-->49-->79-->99-->155-->? They didn't even make an effort to stop at 129, direct 155.
Let's hope enough people port to bsnl or jio phone, making airtel rollback 99 plan.
Anyone know if jio phone with 2 Years plan for 2k available now?
If i'm not wrong 23 was also there i guess...
They are literally looting us in the name of ARPU 😣
Don't know what is TRAI doing here..sitting and watching everyone 😡
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rajarew wrote:It doesn't happen.they are killing bsnl with one hand by succumbed with govt and on other hand they keep increase the tariffs.by the end of 2025, we definitely need 500rs per month to maintain a number.
2015 - 250/month
2025 - 500/month
10 Years - 100% Return - 10 Saal me paisa double.
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MrKool_JJ wrote:If i'm not wrong 23 was also there i guess...
They are literally looting us in the name of ARPU 😣
Don't know what is TRAI doing here..sitting and watching everyone 😡
Here is your answer from TRAI.
We are promoting MOTABHAI's JIO DIGITAL LIFE and doing our best to Implement MOTABHAI's vision "With JIO Unlimited Maza Continue Hoyenga." (By any means, At any cost #JIO WELCOME OFFER #JIO HAPPY NEW YEAR OFFER #JIO COMPLEMENTARY OFFER #JIO DE DANA DAN OFFER #JIO UNLIMITED @JUST 303 / @ 349 /@399 @ 499 @ 599 @ 666 @ 719)
MOTABHAI meant (Before #JIO DE DANA DAN and Now #JIO LE DANA DAN)
Now we can't do anything because #IDEA #TATADOCOMO #TELENOR #AIRCEL already no more and the next is #BSNL & #VODAFONE.
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Telecom sector is in danger. If airtel cannot upgrade their technology and continues this path then, airtel will soon exit market and we will have to witness jio's monopoly
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39-->49-->79-->99-->155-->? They didn't even make an effort to stop at 129, direct 155.
Let's hope enough people port to bsnl or jio phone, making airtel rollback 99 plan.
Anyone know if jio phone with 2 Years plan for 2k available now?
So many user left airtel but it'll not rollback plans its want to be premium network